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CARL VOVRA, OF CHICAGO, ICLLINOI/S.

CAR-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,095, dated October 9 1894. Application filed December 20, 1893. Serial No. 494,232.v (No model.)

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ABe it known that L'CARL WOWRA, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of' Illinois, have invented a new and usefullinprovement in Car-Seats, of which the following is aspecitication. v

My invention relates to improvements in car seats,and consists: first, in such construction and arrangement of a pair of said seats, that a loweruand an upper sleeping berth in each section of the car can be formed from .the seats themselves by elevating one v seat above the other; second, in providing a seat made in sections, which can be extended to form a sleeping berth; third,in the several details of construction hereinafter set forth.

The objects of myinvention are: first, to

provide a seat made in several parts, whichv can be extended toforin a sleeping berth; second, to dispense with the hinged station-` ary upper berth now ordinarily in use in sleeping cars, by so constructing and arranging a pair of car seats, that one of said car seats, by being extended, forms the lower' berth; and the other, by being elevated and extended, forms the upper berth; third, to provide the several details of construction@ herein set forth, whereby saidl car seats are operated and utilized as sleeping berths. I

attain these objects by the mechanism illus-v trated in thev accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure 1 represents a side view of two car seats facing each other, with the outside arm same; and also an inside view of the back of the stationary seat, showing the means for adjusting the wedge to hold the removable side bars in position. Fig. 4 shows a side view of the lower seat extended so as to forml the lower berth, showing-the removable side bars 4of` the car. .the seat arms, a, and b, the former being on fixed in position to strengthen the berth. Fig. 5 represents a sectional top view of two of the,

y seats'placed back to back, taken on theV line Fig. 9 shows a section of the seat frame next the aisle of the car, and of the extension post audits casing, taken on the line 99, Fig. l, looking in the direction of the` arrows. Fig. 10 shows an inside view of the frame of the lower berth, showingthe hinged arm for supporting the upper berth. Fig. ll is a detail sectional view of the hinged arm shown in Fig. l0 taken on the line 11-11, Fig.'10, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 12 is v a detail view of the guides on the inside of the back of the vertically movable seat, which guides tit into the grooves on the frame. Fig. 13 is a detail sectional View of the wedge used for holding the removable side bars in position, said section being taken on the line 13-13, Fig. 4. Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the movable bars for supporting the'foot of the upper berth, said section being taken on the line 14-14, Fig. 2.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The car seats are arranged in pairs in the manner usual in sleeping cars, one seat facing the other. car on each side of the seat, is a frame. One of said frames, A, is next to the aisle of the car and the other, B, is next to the side wall To these side frames are attached the frame, A, and the latter on the frame, B. The side frames, A and B, are immovable.

K I will irst describe the seat which,vwhen extended, forms the lower berth.v

Y The'seat is formed of a stationary back, b', which is supported upon a cross-piece, b2.

The cross-piece, b2, extends from the side vframe,-A, to the side-frame, B, and rests-in Supported by the floor, F, of the` mortises in said frame. Said cross-piece, b2, also supports one side of a bottom board, b3, which also extends across the space between the sectional side bars, c, and rests at each end in grooves in said sections.

On each end of the seat are s ide bars formed in three sections, lettered respectively, c, c and c2; which said sections are hinged together at their contiguous extremities, and inclose the spring cushions at the bottom and back of the seat; the section, c2,extendiug to the fop of the back of the seat when it is closed. The sections, c' and c2,are movable, and can be thrown down and extended so as to be in a straight line with the section, c.

`Said section c, rests on ledges, (not shown,) in

t ot' the cross-piece, c3, to the cross-piece, c4, and

beneath this covering are a number of helical springs, s, s, s, resting on the bottom board, b3, forming with said cross-pieces, side bars and flexible covering, a spring bed-bottom. The cross-piece, c4, and sectional side bars, c, are hinged to the back, b', at c5, so that the seatcan be lifted to enable the operator to get access to the receptacle or space, d', below the bottom board, b3. Mortised into the sectional side bars, c', at each extremity thereof, are cross-pieces, c6 and c7, extending across the seat. c7, extend from the top of the sectional side bar,`c, when closed, only part way of the width of the sections, c', so that when the section, c', is thrown down so as to be in line with the section, c, the top of the crosspiece, c, will be no higher than the top of the crosspiece, c3. A flexible covering, d3, extends from the top of the cross-piece, c6, to the top of the cross-piece, c7; and another flexible covering, d4, extends from the under side of one of these cross-pieces to the other. Between these two flexible coverings, d3 and d4, are placed helical springs, s', e', forming with said cross-pieces and coverings a spring mattress, which forms a cushion for the seat when the sectional side bars are closed, and a part of a mattress when the side bars are extended. Similarly between the sectional side bars, c2, on each end of the seat, are cross-pieces, o8

and cg; one, c, at the free extremity of saidv sectional side bars, and forming the top of the seat back, and the other, o8, at the part of said sectional side bars, c2, where they are hinged to the section of the side bar, c2. Said cross-pieces are not the full width of said side bars, c2, but are only wide enough so that when the section of the side bars, c2, are extended to be in line with the sections c', and c, the cross-piece, e8, will be no higher than the cross-piece, c7. A flexible covering, d5,

extends from the outer portion of the cross- These cross-pieces, c andV iece c, to the art of the crossiece cs, J p 2 1 where it is hinged to the cross-piece, c7; and another flexible covering, d6, extends from the crosspiece, o8, to the cross-piece, c, opposite to the covering, d5. Between these coverings arc helical springs, s2 s2, forming a spring cushion for the back of the seat, when the side bars are closed, and a mattress when the side bars are extended.

A cross-bar, e, rests in a mortise ou each side frame, A and B; and a strip, e', extends from the cross-bar, e, to the cross-piece, b2, forming'with the bar, e, a guide for the removable side bars Vor table when the same are slipped under the seat in the space, c2.

To the crosspiece, c, at the top of the back of the seat is pivoted at g, a rectangular frame composed of the pieces, f,f, witha partition of thin boards,f, between them. Two cross-pieces, one,f2, at the free end of the frame, and one,f3, a short distance from the pivot, g, extend across the frame. Between these crosspieces, and extending from one to the other, are two rods,f4,f4. Extending from one sectional side bar, c2, to the other on the opposite end of the seat, is a rod,f5, which is pivotally attached to the said sectional side bars atf. A bent rod,f7, is attached to said cross rod,f5, by eyes, and extends from one end of the seat to the other, forming a frame which is covered by some slightly fiexible material. Rings, f8, f8, slidingly connect the upright rods, f4,f4, with the bent rod,f7.

When the sectional side bar, c', is folded over upon the section, c, and the section, c2, stands in a perpendicular position, the mechanism described forms a car seat; but when ,it is desired to form said seat into a berth,

the hinged sections, c' and c2, of the side bars, are extended so as to be in line with each other, and with the section,c; the under part of the section, c2, resting upon a ledge, c10 in the side frames, A and B.

In order to stiften the sectional side bars, c, c and c2, removable bars, r, r, made in two sections hinged together on their under side at r4, are used on each side of the berth. Recesses, r2, r2 are cut in the upper sides of the sections, c, c and c2, and metallic plates, r3, r3, inserted therein to receive the hooks, r4, r4, placed on the under side of the said removable bars, r, fr. The removable side bars r, fr, are shorter than the space between the frames at the head and foot of the berth, so that these hooks, r4, r4, may be pnt into the recesses, r2, r2, and engage with the plates, r3, r3. At the extremity of the removable bars, r, r, nearest the back, b', said bars are beveled so as to receive the wedges, w, fw, on each side of the seat. 'lhese wedges have each a tongue, w', which fits into a beveled mortise on the end of the removable side bars, r, r. Upon the side of each of the wedges, w, nearest the back, b', is a plate, 'm2, having thereon a T shaped head, w3, which slides in a guideway, fw", formed in the back,

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-pocket at one end,`and at the other into the spaces between the back, ZJ', and the ends of the bars, T, T, and the barsT, T, are

thus-firmly held in position so that the hooks T4, T4, cannot become disengaged from the plates, T3, T3. A I Y It will be seen that the side bars T T serve a double purpose, in that they not only stilfen` the -sections c c, but being placed on top of' 'said sections they form aguard rail for the outside of the berth so as to prevent the matrtress and clothing which are used in the berth from slipping out of the same. l

WhenA the several parts are extended, the pivoted frame formed bythe parts,f, and f',` will stand upright at the head of the berth, and the frame formed by the rod, f7, and pivoted rod,f'5, with their covering, will be drawn into a position to form a pillow rest at thehead of the berth. The berth being thus extended andstrengthened by the removable side bars T T, an ordinary mattress of .hair or other suitable material may be placed uponA the. spring mattresses -formed by the helical springs, cross-pieces and coverings above described, so as to rendervthe bed more comfortable. t t Y It is obvious that the springs, s, s and s2, should be so' arranged as to bulge upward as Ymuch as .possible n ear.to the cross-pieces` which inclose the springs Awhen the seat is extended, so that the occupant will not feelv the said cross-pieces. When the several parts vare thus extended to form the lower berth, the pocket, p, which is hinged to the back, b', and which is pushed up against the back when the seat is closed, may be permitted to swing down and open, and is then supported` in a convenient position as a receptacle, by the rod, p', which is attached to the mouth of the rests in an aperture, p2, in the back, b.

The hair mattress used when the seat is ex-y tended to form a sleeping berth, may, when theseat is closed, .be placed in the space beneaththe covering, d4, and in the vacant space' behind the cross-piece, c7, and may extend upward behind the covering, (Z6.

When itis desired to close the seat after it has been extended to form a berth, the wedges w, are lifted from behind the removable bars,

T, T, by turning the rod, 1,07, by the handle w8.

The removable side bars are then removed, and the several parts closed upon each-other.

.f The removable side bars, T, T, may then bey folded together, and placed beneath the sea in the space, c?. v Y

The vertically movable seat which-isl used? to form the upper berth is composed of eX-v actly similar parts and Aformed inthe same -the foundation cross-piece, o.

manner as `is the seatlwh'ich formsthe lower berth, with such additional mechanism "as is hereinafterfdescribed.

To the outside of theback, b', of the movracks, j, j,said racks extending from the top to the bottom of said back, and resting upon Two pinions,

-able berth, near the` center thereof and a -short distance apart, are firmly attached two j', j', are tixe'd on the shaft, j2, and mesh with,

vthe teeth upon said racks. Said shaft, jz, has its bearings on each side of the berth in the brackets, jjs, which are dove-tailed into the side frames, A and B, respectively.' On the' 'extremity of this shaft, j2, within the side frame, A, is an langular piece, l7`4, upon which a key or wrench maybe fitted to rotatevsaid shaft.- A suitable aperture,-j5,is made in said side frame, A, into which said angular part, j4, projects. To guide saidv movable seat when the same is being elevated, thereV are fitted ateach end of the movablev back,

b', two strips, Z,. and Z', which fit into Athe grooves, Z2, Z3, respectively, on the inside of vthe frames,A and B, forming guides for said back.. Toy astrong' timber cross-piece, o, which also forms a support for the lower ends of the racks, j, j, is attached the bracket, 7c, which is also attached at its upper end to the extension, o', of the back, b. i Said extension, o', is connected to the lower cross-piece, o, A strong pivot-pin, Zc, extends from this bracket, k, tothe extension, o', ofthe back, and is supported by said bracket and extension.` Upon 'tension of the back, o are strengthened,into

suitable mortises, 105, 105 in the side frames, A

' and B,.near the upper extremity thereof, thus supporting the foot ofthe upper berth in'its position when fully elevated. InV the crosspiece c9,-which formsthe top of .the seat when closed is another pivot-pin, los, to which is rmly attached a link, k7, andv pivoted to said` link are two sliding bars, los, los. These sliding bars vare forced through `suitable apertures in the sectional side bars,'cf,4 to the open slots, fra-in' Athe arms, N. Said arms, N, are hinged to the inside of the upper part of the side frames, A and B, respectively, and fit into grooves cut ou the inside of said frame, sa that .said hinged arms cany be placed in an 'u right .position when the up er berth is ex- P o p tendedto receive the extremities rof the rods,

When the .upper berth is closed, thesearms,

,this pivot-.pin is rigidly attached a link, k2,

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Zas, las, to. support the .head vot' the upper berth.

N, can be turned down so as to be out of the way, as shown in Fig. lO.

To the outside of the frame, A, is ttted a casing, E, within which casing is a movable extension arm, E. This extension arm, E', can be raised up to a suitable height to furnish a support for the curtain pole, t4, and the extension molding, t. The height to which said extension arm, E', can be raised, is limthe top thereof, removably attached thereto in any suitable way, a molding, t, which is hollowed out in the center to receive two extension arms or moldings, t', t. When the vertically movable seat is elevated, this molding is removed, and the extension moldings, t', t', extended. Upon the outer end of each of the extension moldings, t', t', is a small pin, t2, which fits into a lug, t3, on the upper part of the extension arm, E. Said lug has an aperture therein to receive the pin, t2. A curtain pole, t4, which is divided and hinged in the center on the under side thereof, has thereto attached at each end, a bracket, t5, said' bracket being attached to the underside of the curtain pole, and adapted to extend up and over the lug, t3, on the extension arm, E. Said bracket, t5, has a hole through the top so that the pin, t2, can extend through the hole in the lug, t3, on the extension arm, E. The extension arm, E', being elevated, the molding, t, and extension moldings, t', are stretched from the top of the extension arm, E', at one end of the upper berth to the extension arm, E', at the other end of the berth, and the curtain pole and extension moldings are held firmly in position by the pin, t2, passing through the aperture in the bracket, t5, and in the 1ug,t3, at the top of each extension arm. The hinge, t, in the curtain pole, t4, is on the under side thereof, so that the curtain pole will remain in a rigid position across the top of the berth when said curtain pole is extended. A table, having a hinged leg, T, and top, T, may be placed between the seats` when closed; said table being further braced when in use by hinged rods, m, extending from each end of the table top to the sectional side bars. When this table is not in use, it may be placed in the space, e2, beneath one of the seats, the leg, T, being folded against the top, T', and the bars, fr, being also folded so as to occupy said space. When the extension arm, E', is

let down within the casing, the plug, m4, may be placed in the aperture, m5, in the casing through another aperture, m7, in the upper portion of said extension arm, E.

L represents the side of the car; L', the top of the car and L2 an upward extension of the roof of the car, having therein Ventilating windows, and W represents the car windows.

By the use of this construction herein described, the hinged stationary upper berth is dispensed with, thus allowing more space in the upper part of the car, and permitting the car windows being made larger than they can be made in the ordinary sleeping car with a hinged upper berth. The windows can also be made large enough to admit light and air into the upper berth; and the construction described is much cheaper than the ordinary sleeping car with a hinged upper berth.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, in a car seat, of a series of hinged sections which form the seat and back of the car seat, said sections being .adapted to be extended to form a berth, and side bars detachably secured to said extended sections to stien the same, said side bars being arranged on the upper side of said sections to form guard rails for the bertl substantially as described.

2. In a car seat, the combination with a series of hinged sections forming the seat and back thereof and adapted to be extended in horizontal alignment with one another to Aform a berth, of meansfor raising said sections to an elevated position, and side bars detachably secured'to said extended sections, to stiften and support the same, substantially as described.

3. In a car seat, the combination with a series of hinged sections which form the seat and back thereof and which can be extended to form a berth, of stittening side bars detachably secured to the upper side of the berth so that they form guard rails for the same, removable locking devices to secure said side bars in their operative position, racks secured to the removable back of the car seat, and a shaft carrying pinions which engage said racks and elevate the same together with the said hinged sections, substantially as described.

4. In a car seat, the combination with a series of hinged sections adapted to be extended to form a berth, of removable side bars detachably secured to said hinged sections, and vertically sliding wedges arranged to drop behind said side bars and lock the same in position, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a car seat composed of sections hinged together in such a manner that the said sections can be extended to form a berth, of means, substantially as described, for elevating` said sections, and

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sliding bars carried by said sections and atn tached at their inner ends to a crank, and4 means for turning said crank and for throwing the ends of the bars into the suitable seats in the side frames to support the berth, substantially as described.

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6. In\a car seat, the combination with the their extended positions, substantially as de` side frames, of hilnged sections which form scribed. the seats and bert s, means for elevating and 1 supporting said hinged sections, vertically @ARL WQWRA' 5 sliding extension arms mounted in said side l Witnesses: E

frames, a curtain support carried by said ARTHUR M. COX, arms and means for holding said arms in JENS. L. CHRISTENSEN. 

